Guess the bird

[Chocky]

I think it's a female. My photo of my Lesser - spotted Woodpecker has red on it's head down to it's beak

[Merlin]

Not overconfident I 'm 'spot on' as you say Rolf as its a tricky one not forgetting it's Chris who's submitted it.

Yes a female of whatever it is Beryl......I think perhaps probably Lesser Spotted is the best way to put it on this one.

You're turn Chris!


Pete.

[Chocky]

Has the right facial markings. I have only seen the malea nd very far off so not a fantastic photo

[dig deep]

Yes of course it was spot on

Mindre hackspett Dendrocopos minor

Well done !

[dig deep]

What could this be ??

[rolf]

How about a Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea?

[Merlin]

Think you could be correct here again Rolf the only alternative being a Yellow Wagtail which is a species much more complex than the last one (Redpoll).

Can't brighten my monitor enough to get to grips with the extent of Yellow underparts.


Pete.

[dig deep]

Yes it is a : Forsärla Motacilla cinerea


That was a good finding, the picture was (on purpose) not one of the best

[dig deep]

Here is a very shy bird

[Chocky]

Can't tell from that pic' it won't expand

[dig deep]

I see (now) that it is a very small picture

I´ll see if I can get a bigger one.

[dig deep]

Hope this is better

[Chocky]

Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus

[dig deep]

Yes, a bird more heard than seen

Well done !

[Chocky]

Thanks Have never seen one

[dig deep]

Here is a new bird

[Chocky]

Jack snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus
or
Snipe - Gallinago gallinago

[rolf]

Not sure but looking at my little guide, the wing markings are those of a Woodcock Scolopax rusticola.

[Chocky]

yes your probably right

[dig deep]

I think he is


Morkulla Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

[Chocky]

Yes. I have never seen a Woodcock and it looked like a Snipe at first.
Well done Rolf

[dig deep]

Now we shall have a guess at some not so often seen birds. still typical for Sweden.


We start with this one !

[Chocky]

Greenshank Tringa nebularia ?

[Merlin]

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola.


Pete.

[dig deep]

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola.


Pete.

Yes it is Swedish name is
Grönbena

meaning green legs

[dig deep]

Here is a bird with a very strange Swedish name, let us see if You can find it.

[rolf]

Largely extinct in Britain (apart from Scotland), but a very recognizable bird (I hope). It's a Wryneck - Jinx torquilla, same overall family as the Woodpecker.

[dig deep]

Wryneck - almost as strange as the Swedish name

Göktyta Jynx torquilla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Wryneck

Nice finding Rolf

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That was fast, let us see what You say about this one

[Chocky]

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus ?

[dig deep]

That was fast Chocky !


Rödstrupig piplärka Anthus cervinus
Well done again !

[Chocky]

Thank you .

[dig deep]

Now, what could this be ???

[Chocky]

Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima ?

[dig deep]

Sorry but I must say No

[rolf]

Green legs, white underside and spotted tail would perhaps indicate a green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus?

Edited silly mistake.

[Merlin]

Green Sandpiper tringa ochropus. Though interesting that Rolf gives the same scientific name to the Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia.


Pete.

[rolf]

Don't know what happened there, was looking at two screens at the same time, so got the wrong local name, but the correct latin name.

It is the Green.

[dig deep]

Split vision Rolf

Anyway, it´s green allright


Skogsnäppa Tringa ochropus !

[dig deep]

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